Find the part of the sentence that contains an error
The economic indicators, though initially showing signs of recovery, were eventually deemed insufficiently compelling to warrant an upward revision of interest rates by most analysts who had doubted its trajectory.
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Answer: (D) by most analysts who had doubted its trajectory.
Concept (Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement) Analysts बहुवचन है, इसलिए उसके लिए possessive pronoun भी बहुवचन होना चाहिए, अर्थात its के स्थान पर their। Pronoun का अपने antecedent (पूर्वपद) के साथ वचन में मेल होना आवश्यक है। अतः त्रुटि भाग (4) में है।
✓ सही वाक्य: ...by most analysts who had doubted their trajectory.
Examiner का जाल यह है कि वाक्य में indicators और economic जैसे शब्द होने से छात्र गलत antecedent चुन लेते हैं।
Concept (Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement) Analysts is plural, so the possessive pronoun must be their, not its. A pronoun must agree in number with its antecedent.
✓ Correct sentence ...by most analysts who had doubted their trajectory.
Examiner's Trap Seeing words like 'indicators' or 'economic' nearby, students pick the wrong antecedent for 'its'.
Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 14 Oct 2026 · Shift III। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: SSC CGL 2026 · 14 Oct 2026 · Shift III. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.